Board Thread:Pokémon Help/@comment-31398341-20171026040947/@comment-30245053-20171103141435

Hayds126 wrote: While lucario itself is slightly underwhelming, mega lucario is really good. Adaptability close combat means you have a 240 base power move. It’s really strong.

The Big problem with using close combat is that it leaves itself open to being revenge killed or picked off by a faster or bulky pokemon that can tank flash cannon (Togekiss Mega gengar etc)